100 times the normal level of arsenic in her body suggests that much was consumed but over a long period. Ramsey Unit prison farm at the tender age of 34., Correction: Richard began his sentence at the Eastham Unit: 2665 Prison Road 1, Lovelady, TX 75851, Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. ~ John Adams. It investigates oil and gas. Watch the Forensic Files episode on YouTube. And who provided the wood? His counter theory that Nancy was poisoned by arsenic while building a play house made of CCA-treated lumber is absurd, as surely their children would have been sickened, among other things. But it was a bizarre coincidence. Ironically, I received an anonymous email asking me to check out Stephanie Bates, the women who found the pills, and I have. William Dillard, Jr. and his wife Mary Helen raised Anna and Allison. However, if Nancy presented as rational AND poisoning was suspected, or, certainly, found, by the examining dr, I think the police should have been contacted. Nancy Cooke Dillard Lyon Birth 6 Aug 1953. "Nancy and Richard Lyon were a wealthy Dallas couple who had everything but lost it all. I guess Texas courts dont mess around. The evidence clearly shows he killed her. But I have faith. Search obituaries CALL NOW Alexandria (318) 442-3363 Pineville (318) 640-1678 Jena (318) 992-4158 Marksville (318) 253-5979 Toggle navigation At some point, he switched to arsenic, which he probably put in her food and a bottle of wine left anonymously on their porch. Didnt you listen to the trial? youre insane, just like him. There was no proof that Richard had any arsenic, Nancy had no arsenic in her stomach, there was no arsenic found in any of the food or in the house, the pill bottles did not contain poison nor Richards fingerprints, and they were found over six months after Richard left the condo (which the police had access to) and the condo was owned by a friend of Tramwell Crowe. 2) While married, Richard had an ongoing affair. I think William Dillard Jr. has a lot to do with it. And so Richard was arrested, tried, and convictedand sentenced to life in prison. . In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. Interesting. Sensationalizing this with false narratives and TV crime drama does not help anyone involved. Moreover, the hospital was grossly negligent. Where it is shown that prosecutors have materially contributed and certainly likely caused wrongful conviction, they should be sentenced to a proportion of the sentence their victims received, in my view. Richard Lying is not getting out ever hahahaha Dillard parents. Her case was featured on an episode of Forensic Files season 10 named "Writer's Block". He became eligible for parole 15 years later in 2006. Cause thats not what he told me. Says he was a model prisoner. His next parole date is in 2026. https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/reviewDetail.action?sid=04503067&tdcj=00612188&fullName=LYON%2CRICHARD+ALAN+ABOOD. But insofar as stupid people get a vote, need representing, and should themselves represent their own stupid stratum or community of US citizens, its still unclear why they shouldnt serve on juries. Friends: Many thanks. Not all cases are such. https://obits.dallasnews.com/us/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/name/jerri-sims-obituary?id=2148042. Interesting that the Friends of Richard Lyon (https://www.richardlyon.org/) website now shows that the website has expired. Contents 1 Death 2 Investigation 3 Trial 4 References 5 Nancy Lyon All I know is what commenters have said that both daughters grew up to be accomplished adults. To reiterate, the autopsy report said an acute dose of arsenic as cause of death. Maybe devote your energy in volunteering for needy children and adults people who matter. I was in the waiting room for ICU at Presbyterian Hospital when Nancy was admitted to the hospital in 1991. 3) Richards handwriting was identified by a forensic expert in Nancys diary accusing her brother of sexually abusing her. For those who are curious, Anna and Allison are both well. Michael Mortens case is probably the best example. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_(criminal)#Owl_theory Follow your gut feelingand live! But it must be the hospital who Nancy said gave her a nightcap that made her deathly ill, or gave her strange tasting pop at the movies with a strange powder floating on top? You also said no one commits suicide over time. Evil he is. Without DNA evidence, it is difficult to get acceptance from an innocence project. And probably calculate the dose?! You dont accidentally fill capsules with poison (and the empty capsules were in his apartment), and you dont accidentally take a severe poison over a long period of time. A website created by his supporters solicits pro bono legal help. Lyon later admitted to buying some poisons, for killing fire ants in his yard, he said. Also, when she was dying in the hospital, she told the doctor there that she thought Richard was poisoning her (the doctor waited until Richard finally left her side)! And the wounds DO look exactly like owl attack wounds I looked up pictures of other cases. She survived that attempt. I sure wouldnt want the friend representing me. As a police rep on one FF ep commented of a conviction the case of which was re-tried, resulting in acquittal, said: What do you say? My husband had read the book before he had ever met him. What planet did you just arrive from?! He prepared documents designed to make it look as though a) Nancy committed suicide, b) her brother murdered her to hide family secrets, or c) an ex-colleague had her killed to stop her from testifying in an embezzlement case. May he never walk free again. Nancy was an Ivy Leaguer too! Hes still in prison, according to the Texas DOC. Go to hell, and while on the way there ask him to mix up a drink for you. The colonists were also familiar with how narrowly the right against double jeopardy had been defined in England and sought to enlarge the definition by making the right against double jeopardy applicable to all crimes not just capital felonies. You are making all these statements about him that you believe are facts. Have you ever read the data and studies around the behavior of a sexually abused female? He attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, then headed to the Harvard School of Design for a graduate degree in landscaping and architecture. First published November 1, 1993. Her condition deteriorated overtime and her organs started to fail. There are far too many crooked DAs and crooked cops. That was my thought when her brother, who molested her so bad she needed surgical repair, filed for custody of her GIRLS before Nancy was barely cold in her grave! Nancys family made its fortune in commercial real estate.). Funny how people can put all their energy and concern into the guilty and never show any real concern for the true victims. Ramsey Unit prison farm at the tender age of 34. Then, theres double jeopardy. A serpent? At least, they assume, a convicted person has appeals. Ive seen both the Forensic Files and Dominick Dunne (available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5vYDUYFjqw) episodes on this. Again, for the money. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. He was paid off to lie to protect his own skin and to secure the prosecutions case, something even A.W. Rot in that cell you scumbag Richard Lyon. He produced diary entries detailing childhood sexual abuse Nancys brother had allegedly perpetrated against her. An account of the poisoning murder of Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Texas real-estate tycoon, and the conviction of her husband for the crime provide a chilling look at a sensational case involving adultery, incest, drugs, and greed. I suggest you watch, Life After Life, the Michael Morton story. Elvis? He deserves to die alone in his cell. I But there are facts to this case that just add up to Richard Lyon being guilty. 1) While at college, Richard had Nancy write some of his assignments. Friends: Ive done an (inexhaustive) internet search for dallas presbyterian hospital arsenic and dallas presbyterian hospital poisoning. Only the Lyon case shows. And then there was the grandfather who gave his son a pass about the whole thing!! His world was mundane middle-class Connecticut - hers the wealthiest neighborhood in . People should have learned that by now! That bid was rejected, although the Texas Department of Justice website gives no explanation. And their current story of accidental death is beyond ridiculous. The movie made it look like he could be either innocent or guilty. Required fields are marked *. She didnt appreciate his using $5,900 of their money to buy a ring for Gaisford. I wouldnt be surprised if they do . Arsenic kills quickly in sufficient dose. Im Surprised He Didnt Get The Death Penalty!! That law/right has ended up causing a lot of innocent people to end up in jail in that country, along with the beyond foolish war on drugs, which have put a lot of innocent mothers, wives, and girlfriends to end up in jail for longer than the actual drug dealers (Im talking about 20 year mandatory sentences, mandatory sentences for anything is foolish there are always exceptions)!!! It could have been slow suicide but it would be odd, then, to be complaining for weeks before death of headaches and nausea, never mind that it would be a serious clue that one needed to up the dose, as well as being a severely unpleasant way for a person to take their life. Note: It may well serve anyone positively to refuse to eat or drink anything offered or prepared by a soon-to-be-ex. Im not saying I think Lyon is innocent but some of your reasoning is absurd! So, Richard has fans, people writing or calling or visiting him from the FRL. I agree, one must be a demon to kill in the first place and secondly a mother to two beautiful young girls. THANK YOU!!!! He should never get out. For all I know, you are a suspect trying to keep all eyes on Richard. I wonder if theyve given up the fight or if its just an oversight? As for the NY Times article about the arsenic in the wood, both the wife and the husband in that article had high arsenic levels. They even put a picture of an owl on an FBIs most wanted poster. Im not saying that I think hes innocent, I dont really know for sure. Preyed upon her. He tried many times and with different poison. In my view there is too little doubt to permit acquittal, but I accept that this wasnt quite a slam-dunk. Invite friends and neighbors over to watch. The American colonists were intimately familiar with English law and its principles were often quoted by the colonists in support of their claims that Parliament was exceeding its lawful authority and we know what that brought about! . You say she wasnt tested but shes likely to have exhibited poisoning symptoms, and that should have caused concern. What does that have to do with the poison pills given to Nancy, the empty capsules matching those pills in Richards apartment, or the forged documents (fake receipt and diary entries) found to be in Richards handwriting? Thanks again! He has something to work towards, something to aspire to, something to live for, plus think of all the attention he gets (the FRL writer here must have nothing but time on her hands to dedicate herself to this project with such prolific efforts). You are a fool. Nancy Dillard Lyon was a very successful real estate development project manager from a wealthy family. It was Richard who supplied the bogus/forged receipt showing Nancy buying the arsenic (no one has a motive for that, except Richard). Facing reality. The strands of hair served as a map of doses of arsenic that coincided with Richards interactions with his wife. An upcoming post will look into developments in his case since the conviction. He did not lie or forge anything. According to friends, Nancy had the ideas, Richard the speedy execution.. Well I do hope their uncle did not destroy the childrens innocence. As FF presents it, theres little doubt Lyons guilty. Your statement he probably is your opinion. There WERE owl feathers and her own hair found in her hands; what POSSIBLE explanation is there for that, other than an owl attack? It was determined that Richard wrote the notes about her brother. I bet someone puts money in his commissary account and writes letters to anyone and everyone to plead his case. Lyon has applied to the Innocence Project of Texas and New York, the Thurgood Marshall School of Law Innocence Project, and the House of Renewed Hope. If a third-party, how were they accessing her victuals to administer low-dose poison over weeks? There can be SOME doubt , which is by definition unreasonable in compromising the reasonableness of the finding. The costs for a case like this is too much for them to handle and risk. Wonder if anybody in CT connected the dots. General facts about wrongful convictions, general facts about pressure treated wood (that, unless she was eating it constantly, wouldnt give her those levels of arsenic in her system). Does that make sense to ANYONE?!? We have a press release coming soon dealing involving my dealing with the legendary Texas Rangers on the subject of corruption v incompetence at the TSSB.. We may be all sinners but not all of us commits murder. The above very briefly explains something of why the US has this principle though it cant justify it, which is a different question! As for updates on family members of the Lyons, I wasn't able to find out who took custody of the couple's little daughters after Richard went to prison. Maybe his gf gave him soap on the rope? 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